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Omar Rashid

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Under Pressure, Yogi Orders SIT Inquiry into Alleged Ram Mandir Donation Misappropriation

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A special investigation team comprising a high-ranked police officer and two senior officials will investigate the...

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Ram Mandir Donation Allegations Trigger Dissent in Saffron Camp, Prompt Calls for CBI Probe, CAG Audit

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Allegations of financial misappropriation of donations made at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya have sparked growing...

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Akhilesh Yadav Alleges 'Crores of Rupees Missing' From Donations Made to Ram Temple, Trust Says 'Nothing Noteworthy'

Listen to this article: New Delhi:  Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has caused a stir by alleging that crores of rupees from the donations...

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Adityanath's Own Ministers Question His Government's Encounter Killings

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In an unusual turn of events, the Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh finds itself pushed on the defensive...

08.06.2026 20

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UP Police Book Family of Man Killed in Ghazipur 'Encounter' For Protesting His Death

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Police in Uttar Pradesh (UP) have lodged a criminal case against the family members of a 28-year-old man, including...

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The Unanswered Questions in the UP Police's Encounter of Asad, Wanted for Killing Ghaziabad Teen Surya

Listen to this article: Below is a detailed, chronological account of how the Uttar Pradesh police killed a 19-year-old Muslim youth, Asad, in the...

03.06.2026 10

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2027 Assembly Polls: UP Cabinet Expansion Reveals BJP's Electoral Vulnerabilities

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Whether driven by social engineering, compulsions of transactional coalition politics or a defensive response to...

31.05.2026 10

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Ashoka Prof Arrested For ‘Endangering Sovereignty’ Over Post Criticising Jingoism, To Be Produced in Haryana Court

18.05.2025 40

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‘Nation’s Army Bowing at Modi’s Feet’: BJP Leader Sparks Row With Remarks on Operation Sindoor

16.05.2025 20

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'They Would Have Abused Vyomika Singh Too if They Knew She was a Dalit': Senior SP Leader's Dig at BJP

16.05.2025 30

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UP: Over Two Dozen People Arrested for 'Anti-National' and 'Misleading' Posts on Operation Sindoor

15.05.2025 20

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Relief For Singer Neha Singh Rathore as UP Court Dismisses Complaint Seeking Defamation Charges

08.05.2025 20

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Adityanath Govt Denies Permission to Age-Old Fair in Bahraich Attended by Both Hindus and Muslims

04.05.2025 20

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Akhilesh Yadav Mocks Adityanath Over Shift on Caste Census, Calls Out His ‘Divisive’ Rhetoric

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Agra Muslim Man Murder: Cops Shoot, Arrest Two, Person who Linked Event to Pahalgam Attack Also Held

29.04.2025 20

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UP Dy CM Keshav Maurya's 'Fake' Degree Row Gets New Life, Allahabad High Court Ready to Hear it

27.04.2025 20

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Akhilesh Yadav Intensifies PDA Strategy, Accuses Yogi Govt of Favouring Thakurs for Police Posts

22.04.2025 40

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A Hindutva Footsoldier Is Out to Make the Most of UP's Anti-Conversion Law – No Matter the Cost

18.04.2025 20

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In Uttar Pradesh, Dalits Are Being Given Ultimatums to Remove Statues of Ambedkar in Villages

16.04.2025 30

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'This is no Karni Sena, it's BJP's Sena': Akhilesh Yadav on Right-Wing Group's Campaign Against Dalit MP

14.04.2025 10

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UP Journalist Murder: Police Say Priest, Caught Raping Minor Boy, Was Mastermind; Family Smells Conspiracy

11.04.2025 50

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One Pistol, Two Crimes: How a ‘Fake Encounter’ by UP Police Fell Apart in Court

08.04.2025 20

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Rs 10-Lakh Bonds, Notices for Silent Protests: UP Is Cracking Down on All Criticism of Waqf Act Amendments

07.04.2025 20

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ABVP Says 2 Questions 'Anti-National', UP Professor Barred for Life from Setting Exam Papers

05.04.2025 20

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A Muslim Woman is Imprisoned in UP for Allegedly Asking a Minor Hindu Girl to Observe Roza

04.04.2025 20

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Wife of IAF Civil Engineer Murdered Inside High Security Military Zone in UP Alleges Conspiracy

03.04.2025 20

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Gorakhpur, Gorakhnath and Gorkha: Decoding Yogi's Nepal Connection

27.03.2025 20

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UP Police Arrest Sambhal Mosque Chairperson Who Was to Testify Before Judicial Commission

24.03.2025 30

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'Most Corrupt Ever': BJP MLA Calls Out Widespread Corruption in Adityanath Govt

22.03.2025 20

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A UP Professor's Home and Library were Bulldozed, Now SC's Words Against Govt is a Glimmer of Hope

20.03.2025 20

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'No Remorse': 44 Years After 24 Dalits Were Killed in UP Massacre, Three Get Death Penalty

19.03.2025 20

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Sambhal Police Ban Muslim Fair Honouring Nephew of Mahmud of Ghazni, Term it Anti-National

18.03.2025 20

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Did The Assault on an Unnao Muslim Man on Holi Kill Him? Here's What an Eye Witness Says

18.03.2025 30

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